Biographical Data :

Name :

Rashid Ahmad Gangohi

Period :

1829 - 1905

Biographical detail :

Co-founder of Madrasa Deoband in 1866, along with Qasim Nanautovi, after whose death, Rashid Gangohi added post of a Mufti in 1892, who supervised the issuing of fatwas. By the end of 19th century 269,215 fatwas had been issued, which earned the institution a reputation of authority.